27 Apr 2014 12:55 PM:
Remember me Anton P it all came true and it aint over yet.
Well there is a turn up for the books. Sun and sea and sangria. Never tried the sangria and never been in the sea but i am still living in Spain. The pennies dont go as far and the pension is not all its cracked up to be. But it is Spain and i accept all that goes with it. When a country is so visably broke what can a mere mortal do. Spain should never have joined the Euro. I still rent on a yearly basis from a couple that still accept a gentlemens handshake. They have absolutely no heartache or headache i pay all the bills. I still get taken advantage of mainly by British people scratching out a pointless existance pretending to be something they are not, but such is life. Oh! and we can do it where our old friends back home cannot see us. If its over its Spains fault. People should remember that the exchange rate value of living within the Euro economy is still based on the assumption that one is getting 150 Euros to the pound. By being in the Euro Spain cannot devalue to compensate. When people get old they obviously want to take advantage of the UK NHS. The last thing they want to do is put there hands in their own pockets. It will never happed to me they say. But like death and taxes it will. When I draw the curtains and the sun shines in its great to be alive. I never do anything unless i have an option. Living with the intention of ending ones days in Spain is one hell of a decision to make. I live in Spain with no intention of total commitment. When the going gets to tough it will be time to leave. It will not get any better and if you find yourself in a position where all your eggs are in one basket remember who put the eggs there. Nobody twisted your arm but like religion you either believe or you dont. Never die with taxable money or assets. Go to the grave taxably potless. Reality is all about timing but timing like everything else takes planning and in reality nobody wants to plan. It takes effort. Tomorrow will do. I know lets go back to Blighty and it will be alright because somebody else can make the decisions i never found the time to think of tomorrow because tommorrow never comes.
Life in any country is what it is. No amount of complaint will change it. We are forieners that want to change everything to suit our selves. Remember the collective we are all part of it but have no say in how it runs it just runs oh! if only we could turn the clock back how would it be today. Better i think.
Anton P
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End to Mediterranean dream?
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